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- Title
Preparation for a terrorism-related radiation event should be no different from that for a biological or chemical event.
- Authors
Broga, Dean W.; Vetter, Richard J.; Orton, Colin G.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the issue concerning the terrorism-related radiation event which is executed using radiation-emitting, chemical or biological agents in the U.S. Dean W. Broga, chair of the Central Virginia Hospital Disaster Preparedness Committee, points out that the integrated approach for the issue ensures simple and effective deployment. It is suggested that the hospitals should develop emergency operations plan for specific events based on a hospital's hazard vulnerability analysis.
- Subjects
UNITED States; BIOTERRORISM; RADIATION; CHEMICAL terrorism; HOSPITAL planning; EMERGENCY management; BROGA, Dean W.
- Publication
Medical Physics, 2009, Vol 36, Issue 2, p283
- ISSN
0094-2405
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1118/1.3056465